$102,000 Onyx SHRS NLH Invitational | 2025 Onyx Super High Roller Series

08-18-2025 14:41 UTC+2

Rahul Byrraju Eliminated in 8th Place ($310,000)

Tim Baker

Level 17 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Maher Nouira raised to 400,000 from middle position before Rahul Byrraju jammed the button for 4,025,000. Rob Yong quickly jammed over the top out of the big blind with the covering stack, which forced Nouira to fold A♣10♥.

Rahul Byrraju: A♥10♣ All in
Rob Yong: A♦K♣

Byrraju was in rough shape against Yong's Big Slick and found no help on the 4♦7♥9♦3♥K♥ runout as Yong improved to a pair of kings.

Byrraju shook everyone's hand as he headed to the exit in eighth place, while Yong moved up to 23,500,000 in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rob Yong	23,500,000 4,525,000	4,525,000

Maher Nouira	2,650,000 400,000	400,000
Rahul Byrraju	Busted

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08-18-2025 14:35 UTC+2

Lonis Steam-Rolling the Start of the Final Table

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Tim Baker

Level 17 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Rahul Byrraju completed from the small blind and Jesse Lonis checked his option in the big blind.

Byrraju checked the Q♥9♦2♣ flop before Lonis fired a min-bet of 200,000. Byrraju made the call.

The A♥ fell on the turn and Byrraju check-called a bet of 600,000 from Lonis.

Byrraju checked one more time when he saw the 5♥ complete the board. Lonis bet 975,000, which Byrraju reluctantly called.

Lonis turned over a flopped two pair with Q♦2♠ to take down the pot, as Byrraju mucked Q♣3♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesse Lonis	14,775,000 2,025,000	2,025,000

Rahul Byrraju	4,025,000 2,825,000	2,825,000

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08-18-2025 14:28 UTC+2

Markkos Ladev Eliminated in 9th Place ($250,000)

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Tim Baker

Level 17 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

After just a few hands at the final table, Jesse Lonis raised under the gun to 425,000 before Markkos Ladev three-bet the cutoff to 1,100,000. When it got back to Lonis, he four-bet ripped it to put Ladev all in. Ladev quickly called for his stack of 5,500,000.

Markkos Ladev: K♥K♣ All in
Jesse Lonis: A♠2♠

Lonis had just a few big blinds more than Ladev and needed to find an ace or some spades to make Ladev the first elimination at the final table.

A safe flop of 3♦Q♥J♦ came down for Ladev's Cowboys, and the 10♥ turn took away a possible out for Lonis. Only a two-outer king on the river would end Ladev's day early. Miraculously, the K♦ completed the board to give Lonis a Broadway straight, sending Ladev to the rail in ninth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesse Lonis	12,750,000 6,900,000	6,900,000

Markkos Ladev	Busted

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08-18-2025 14:17 UTC+2

Final Table Seat Draw

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Tim Baker

Level 17 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

$102,000 Onyx SHRS NLH Invitational Final Table

Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Markkos Ladev	Estonia	5,600,000	28
2	Matt Moss	United Kingdom	6,900,000	35
3	Jamil Wakil	Canada	14,600,000	73
4	Rahul Byrraju	India	6,850,000	34
5	Jesse Lonis	United States	5,850,000	29
6	Rob Yong	United Kingdom	18,975,000	95
7	Dejan Kaladjurdjevic	Montenegro	10,700,000	54
8	Phil Ivey	United States	15,475,000	77
9	Maher Nouira	Tunisia	3,050,000	15

Player	Chips	Progress
Rob Yong	18,975,000 975,000	975,000

Phil Ivey	15,475,000 900,000	900,000

Jamil Wakil	14,600,000 4,500,000	4,500,000
Dejan Kaladjurdjevic	10,700,000 425,000	425,000
Matt Moss	6,900,000 1,050,000	1,050,000
Rahul Byrraju	6,850,000 100,000	100,000
Jesse Lonis	5,850,000 1,575,000	1,575,000

Markkos Ladev	5,600,000 475,000	475,000

Maher Nouira	3,050,000 175,000	175,000

08-18-2025 14:16 UTC+2

Short Break

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Tim Baker

Level 17 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

There will be a short break before the start of the final table.

08-18-2025 14:08 UTC+2

Mikita Badziakouski Eliminated in 10th Place ($200,000)

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Tim Baker

Level 17 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Phil Ivey raised the button to 400,000 and Mikita Badziakouski defended out of the big blind.

Badziakouski started with a check on the 3♥9♦5♣ flop, and Ivey bet 400,000. Badziakouski paused momentarily before check-raising to 1,200,000. Ivey jammed to put Badziakouski all in, and Badziakouski reluctantly called for his last 2,025,000.

Mikita Badziakouski: 9♥7♥ All in
Phil Ivey: Q♦Q♣

Badziakouski was behind to Ivey's Ladies, and unless he got some help from the dealer, he would be the final table bubble boy of the $102,000 SHRS NLH Invitational.

The dealer burned a card, then rolled off the 3♠ on the turn, taking away Badziakouski's two pair outs. No nine hit the river as the 4♠ completed the board, and Badziakouski hit the rail in tenth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Ivey	14,575,000 3,960,000	3,960,000

Mikita Badziakouski	Busted

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08-18-2025 14:01 UTC+2

Albert Daher Eliminated in 11th Place ($200,000)

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Tim Baker

Level 17 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

All the chips found their way into the middle by the time the river card was dealt on a board of 2♣9♣8♠10♣J♦. Albert Daher had K♣9♦, for a pair of nines on the flop and lost the pot to Rob Yong's Q♠Q♦ for a pair of queens.

The pot was sent to Yong, and Daher was out in the 11th. The tournament was now on the final table bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rob Yong	18,000,000 2,375,000	2,375,000

Albert Daher	Busted

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08-18-2025 13:55 UTC+2

Byrraju Wins a Little Back from Kaladjurdjevic

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Tim Baker

Level 17 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Dejan Kaladjurdjevic raised to 650,000 from the small blind with K♥Q♦ and Rahul Byrraju defended 9♥8♥ out of the big blind.

A flop of 2♣9♣6♦ revealed itself, and Kaladjurdjevic check-folded king-high after Byrraju bet 1,100,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dejan Kaladjurdjevic	11,125,000 500,000	500,000
Rahul Byrraju	6,950,000 550,000	550,000

Tags: Dejan Kaladjurdjevic Rahul Byrraju

08-18-2025 13:46 UTC+2

Feature Table Chip Counts

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Tim Baker

Level 17 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Dejan Kaladjurdjevic	10,625,000 900,000	900,000
Phil Ivey	10,615,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Rahul Byrraju	6,400,000
Markkos Ladev	6,075,000 600,000	600,000

Mikita Badziakouski	4,325,000 300,000	300,000

08-18-2025 13:42 UTC+2

Kaladjurdjevic Puts Ladev in the Blender

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Tim Baker

Level 17 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

With Q♣J♥, Markkos Ladev raised from under the gun to 400,000, and only Dejan Kaladjurdjevic called on the button holding A♠J♦.

Ladev check-called a bet of 325,000 from Kaladjurdjevic on the 6♦J♠9♣ flop, and the 4♦ rolled off on the turn.

A second check came from Ladev, and a second bet from Kaladjurdjevic, this time for 1,200,000. Again, Ladev called.

The A♣ on the river got a final check from Ladev. Kaladjurdjevic jammed for Ladev's remaining 5,475,000, causing Ladev to go into the tank. Ultimately, Ladev folded, and Kaladjurdjevic moved up to over eleven million.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dejan Kaladjurdjevic	11,525,000 2,325,000	2,325,000
Markkos Ladev	5,475,000 1,525,000	1,525,000

Tags: Dejan Kaladjurdjevic Markkos Ladev